New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-29
A COLOSSUS OF RAMESES II.
THE MONARCH 10 HOLD COURT IN BOSTON.


nrscp,prtoN or THE STATUE AS 1T SITS IN STATE
A PRESENT TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
Boston, Nov % (Spscob.-T The JOurnal Will announce
tomorrow that the Egypt Exploration Fund Society
through its American vcepresidcnt. the Kew Ut " -
Winslow of Boston, has presented TO the Museum Vi
Fine Arts a very valuable colossus Of Ramcses H. the
most renowned of all the monarchs OF ancient Egypt anu
Bib ically known the Phsroah VINO conpeied tue
Irass. build the cities Phom and Raamses
1bi, colossus was disclosed by Griffith al Nehesheh
which is few miles from the site o! Thnls, the boHc
Zoas and overo.ks the Fields OF Zoan where tie
" wonders occurred. The interesting remains OF the
twelfth and thirteenth well ~ the nineteenth uy mas
tics the last named being that OF Raneses ~ Neheshon
will be fully discussed in the socetys memoir, Ian's
Part H." DOW IN preparation
Photographs OF the site represent vast chamber ex
cavated deep into the grOun. where lie the MASSIVE
tiers OF the temples foundation about which are
fragmentary monuments with sphinx of the twelfth
dynasty the foreground aud in the background
the colossus OF Rameses rsposing isno-
miDI'n'y on Its Side inns soo..n. O ~f
Ramescs II in the United States. aud the only regret is
that portion OF the should be wanting II sit
ting figure finely in dark granite aud bears me
usual and titles lis dimensions are as io'io"s
Height with PEDESTAL nine feet three inches greatest
width three feet TX inches; frontage, Two ieei Two
inches feet. fourteen and a half inches IN lensih :
hands nine and half inches forennscr. six inches;
forehead. lOl2 inches. The weight exclusive OF the
celestial. exceeds three tons.
ON tie belt is Inscribed "RAMEsEs MER ANON" on
the .ht side The inscription In hieroglyphs rea.s NtB
TAN RA UsLR NJ soIOr OF RA." that is, LORD
of the two lonl,." etc, (urper and lower Egyrt).
on The Ief side ara tie words, "NIE hnANl IAMISLs
MI, AVON" lhat Is, lord Of di1doms,' etc On he
back are three perpendicular lines. the frs; reading:
"Rrr Mr>NU NFB EUToA ~ NIB KHA>L'
hat IS " Monuments al cOpsecraie 10 Ire
Greet Consccrafed OoId OF Gia1cms- RAMEsrS
MIR ANON n. plural II monuments j. cven as there
wee cnps,. being badly shattered The second
In. rea,S: "NtIiE NUT X HtB FAIL teic.l Isl IA
NHN.I" .ctrl That Is he gooi CO.,. lisht OF ne
two .auds': "a ~ Ma SoTOP oN "a sen ~ Ia
lnri of ciaGrlns- ancses Ner ANON Tho last line
rr1d.: iUI MENU NLB RtTAA Hon NIB I AM
Nlnnrcn all cons'cIate to the great cOnsccratel'
Owe. lori ~ zee two ortis." c'cl
some the ted tvpcs of IN" face o. Ramese' H.
have es- bread h. hu fhR ancc 10 The famous
tragueu perfect face from the Rninrs~cuin now
N tie 1~h NueruuI. T. marked Il IL that of repo-r,
dignity and IN l.i,ierce Ia hnman surellnE combined
Win ictrlutra i.t viii AID kindly pfdc. The best pre-
srrrcl the oon fares - th0n inbc IL 81 The same
c.st Outline thc Eameses in Boston. Tho
Ig.rf I'.ui also 10 the tAll~~un
fire oilr of Ram j. liu-tone ON Nchc ,heh which
q, aronouucrc to 10 of tho most heaufif
en.trrrns s.iifl vsrh- of The Fiui WIT isYn' h'
We. 'urui .red archaeology The fragment wcig ing
hr' 90 pom = exquisite enrufo OF the rare
ah.ily Of q ari p, in The Ram sid" pcrsi